*Target (protein/gene name): AcpA (secreted acid phosphatase)
*NCBI Gene # or RefSeq#: FTN_0090
*Protein ID (NP or XP #) or Wolbachia#: YP_897755.1
*Organism (including strain): Francisella tularensis
Etiologic Risk Group: Those who live or visit areas of Arkansas, Missouri, or Oklahoma due to the concentration of ticks. Also those who engage in hunting, trapping, gardening, landscaping, or work in wildlife management or veterinary medicine.
*Disease Information (sort of like the Intro to your Mini Research Write up):
Tularemia is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis, commonly found in animals such as rodents, rabbits and hares [4]. Humans can contract tularemia by means of getting bitten by an infected tick, deerfly, or other insect, handling an infected animal carcass, eating or drinking contaminated food or water, or breathing in the bacteria itself [4]. Tularemia ranges from mild to life-threatening, often with the accompanying symptoms of a sudden fever, chills, headaches, diarrhea, muscle aches, joint paint, dry cough, and progressive weakness [4]. More serious symptoms include development of pneumonia, chest pain, cough and difficulty breathing [4]. Tularemia occurs naturally in the United States and because of its highly infectious nature, it can be used as a bioterrorism weapon.
Link to TDR Targets page (if present): n/a
Link to Gene Database page (NCBI, EuPath databases -e.g. TryTryp, PlasmoDB, etc - or PATRIC, etc.)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/?term=FTN_0090
Essentiality of this protein: Essential in producing, acquiring, and mobilizing inorganic phosphates in the cell signaling transduction pathway
Is it a monomer or multimer as biological unit? (make prediction at http://www.ebi.ac.uk/msd-srv/prot_int/pistart.html): 2-mer
Complex of proteins?: complexed with othrovanadate (2D1G)
Druggable Target (list number or cite evidence from a paper/database showing druggable in another organism): No evidence showing specific druggability of AcpA in another organism, but there are papers showing druggability of secreted phosphatases in other organisms

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yossef_Av-Gay/publication/232529387_Mycobacterium_tuberculosis-secreted_phosphatases_from_pathogenesis_to_targets_for_TB_drug_development/links/0deec5203d3ebdc8f6000000.pdf


*EC#: 3.1.3.2
Link to BRENDA EC# page:
http://www.brenda-enzymes.org/enzyme.php?ecno=3.1.3.2&Suchword=&organism%5B%5D=Francisella+tularensis
-- Show screenshot of BRENDA enzyme mechanism schematic
RxnMechanism2.png
Enzyme Assay information (spectrophotometric, coupled assay ?, reagents):
A discontinuous colorimetric assay was used. Standard 0.2 ml assay mixture contained 0.2 M sodium acetate, pH 6.0, 2.0 mM p-nitrophenylphosphate (pNPP), and varying amounts of enzyme. Mixtures incubated at 37oC for 15 minutes, and reaction was stopped by addition of 0.2 ml of 0.5 M glycine, pH 10.
-- link to Sigma (or other company) page for assay (see Sigma links below)
-- -or link (or citation) to paper that contains assay information
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1046592805001580
-- links to assay reagents (substrates) pages.
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/g7126?lang=en&region=US
--- List cost and quantity of substrate reagents, supplier, and catalog #
Glycine

Several different sizes available, see site above for complete list.

Supplier:ReagentPlus®

10 mg = $17.80

100 g = $23.50

1 kg = $64.50

Structure (PDB or Homology model)
-- PDB # or closest PDB entry if using homology model: 2D1G
FtAcpA_2D1G.jpg


Current Inhibitors:
AgNO3, Arsenate, Cu2+, FeSO4, Hg2+, Molybdate, Orthovanadate, Tartrate, Tungstate, Vanadate, Zn2+
Expression Information (has it been expressed in bacterial cells):
Expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3)
Purification Method:
SP-Sepharose cation exchange resin (25 ml)
Image of protein (PyMol with features delineated and shown separately):
ChainA_TargetPage.png

*Amino Acid Sequence (paste as text only - not as screenshot or as 'code'): (NOT INCLUDING ADDED X)
MKLNKITLGILSLSIATTTFATDVNNSKPNDYGTLVKIEQKLFNNANTLKTTTPIKHVVIIFQENNSFDRYFGMYPN
AKNPEGEPKFVAKENTPNVNGLTKQLLENNPNTKNPYRLDRNFQPCSQNHEYHQEISSFNGGLMNKFVEHG
GHDNDTYKQNCDGQVMGYYDGNTVTALWNYAQNFALNDNTFGTTFGPSTPGALNLVAGANGPAMSPSGNL
ENIENNYIIDDPNPYYDDCSYGTSKSGDTNTAVAKITDGYNIGHYLTQKGITWGWFQGGFKPTSYSGKTAICDA
MSTNKFGVKSRDYIPHHEPFNYWKETSNPHHLAPSDDKYIGSNDQANHQYDISEFWKALDQNNMPAVSYLKA
PGYQDGHGGYSNPLDEQEWLVNTINRIQQSKDWDSTAIIIIYDDSDGDYDHVYSPKSQFSDIKGRQGYGPRLP
MLVISPYAKANYVDHSLLNQASVLKFIEYNWGIGSVSKYSNDKYSNNILNMFDFNKEQKTLKLILDPKTGLVMD
KLN
*length of your protein in Amino Acids: 514


Molecular Weight of your protein in kiloDaltons using the Expasy ProtParam website:
57.78 kDa

Molar Extinction coefficient of your protein at 280 nm wavelength:
Extinction coefficients are in units of M-1 cm-1, at 280 nm measured in water.
Ext. coefficient 91930
Abs 0.1% (=1 g/l) 1.591, assuming all pairs of Cys residues form cystines

Ext. coefficient 91680
Abs 0.1% (=1 g/l) 1.587, assuming all Cys residues are reduced

TMpred graph Image (http://www.ch.embnet.org/software/TMPRED_form.html).
TMpred_FtAcpA.gif
TMpred graph of the acid phosphatase FtAcpA.

This present two possible trans-membrane regions and one definite region. Therefore there is 1-3 trans-membrane regions.


*CDS Gene Sequence (paste as text only):
ATGGACGTGAATAATTCTAAGCCGAACGATTACGGTACCCTGGTTAAAATCGAACAGAAACTGTTTAACAACGCGAATACGCTCAAAACGACCACCCCGATTAAACACGTAGTCATTATCTTCCAGGAGAATAACTCTTTTGATCGTTACTTCGGTATGTACCCGAATGCGAAGAATCCGGAAGGTGAACCAAAGTTTGTTGCGAAAGAAAACACCCCAAATGTTAACGGCCTCACCAAACAGCTGCTCGAAAATAACCCGAACACCAAAAATCCGTACCGCCTGGATCGCAACTTCCAGCCGTGCTCTCAGAACCACGAATACCACCAGGAAATCTCTTCTTTCAATGGTGGCCTGATGAATAAGTTCGTCGAACATGGTGGTCACGACAATGACACCTACAAACAGAATTGCGATGGTCAGGTGATGGGCTACTATGATGGCAATACTGTTACCGCGCTGTGGAATTACGCGCAGAACTTCGCGCTGAATGACAACACCTTTGGTACTACCTTCGGTCCGTCTACCCCGGGTGCCCTGAACCTGGTTGCGGGTGCAAACGGTCCGGCGATGTCTCCGTCTGGCAACCTCGAGAACATCGAAAACAACTACATCATTGACGACCCTAACCCGTATTATGACGACTGCTCTTACGGCACCTCTAAATCTGGCGACACCAACACTGCGGTTGCTAAGATCACGGATGGTTACAACATCGGTCACTACCTCACCCAAAAAGGTATCACTTGGGGTTGGTTTCAAGGCGGCTTCAAACCGACCTCTTACTCTGGTAAGACGGCGATTTGTGACGCCATGTCTACCAACAAGTTCGGTGTTAAATCTCGTGACTATATCCCGCACCACGAGCCTTTCAACTATTGGAAGGAGACCTCCAATCCACACCACCTCGCGCCGAGCGACGACAAATACATTGGTTCTAATGATCAAGCGAATCACCAATACGACATCTCTGAATTCTGGAAGGCGCTCGACCAGAACAACATGCCTGCCGTTTCTTACCTGAAAGCTCCGGGTTACCAGGATGGCCACGGTGGCTACTCCAACCCACTGGACGAACAGGAATGGCTCGTTAATACCATCAACCGTATCCAGCAGTCTAAAGACTGGGACTCTACCGCTATTATCATCATTTACGATGACAGCGACGGTGATTACGATCACGTTTACTCTCCAAAGTCTCAATTCTCTGACATCAAGGGCCGTCAAGGTTATGGTCCGCGTCTGCCGATGCTGGTTATCAGCCCGTATGCAAAAGCTAACTACGTTGACCACTCTCTGCTGAATCAGGCGTCTGTCCTGAAATTCATCGAATACAACTGGGGTATCGGTTCCGTATCTAAATACTCTAACGACAAGTATTCTAACAATATCCTGAATATGTTTGACTTCAACAAAGAGCAAAAAACCCTGAAACTGATCCTGGACCCGAAAACTGGTCTCGTTATGGATAAACTGAACTAA
*GC% Content for gene: 47.77%


*CDS Gene Sequence (codon optimized) - copy from output of Primer Design Protocol (paste as text only):
TACTTCCAATCCATGGACGTGAATAATTCTAAGCCGAACGATTACGGTACCCTGGTTAAAATCGAACAGAAACT
GTTTAACAACGCGAATACGCTCAAAACGACCACCCCGATTAAACACGTAGTCATTATCTTCCAGGAGAATAACT
CTTTTGATCGTTACTTCGGTATGTACCCGAATGCGAAGAATCCGGAAGGTGAACCAAAGTTTGTTGCGAAAGA
AAACACCCCAAATGTTAACGGCCTCACCAAACAGCTGCTCGAAAATAACCCGAACACCAAAAATCCGTACCGC
CTGGATCGCAACTTCCAGCCGTGCTCTCAGAACCACGAATACCACCAGGAAATCTCTTCTTTCAATGGTGGCCT
GATGAATAAGTTCGTCGAACATGGTGGTCACGACAATGACACCTACAAACAGAATTGCGATGGTCAGGTGAT
GGGCTACTATGATGGCAATACTGTTACCGCGCTGTGGAATTACGCGCAGAACTTCGCGCTGAATGACAACAC
CTTTGGTACTACCTTCGGTCCGTCTACCCCGGGTGCCCTGAACCTGGTTGCGGGTGCAAACGGTCCGGCGAT
GTCTCCGTCTGGCAACCTCGAGAACATCGAAAACAACTACATCATTGACGACCCTAACCCGTATTATGACGACT
GCTCTTACGGCACCTCTAAATCTGGCGACACCAACACTGCGGTTGCTAAGATCACGGATGGTTACAACATCGG
TCACTACCTCACCCAAAAAGGTATCACTTGGGGTTGGTTTCAAGGCGGCTTCAAACCGACCTCTTACTCTGGTA
AGACGGCGATTTGTGACGCCATGTCTACCAACAAGTTCGGTGTTAAATCTCGTGACTATATCCCGCACCACGA
GCCTTTCAACTATTGGAAGGAGACCTCCAATCCACACCACCTCGCGCCGAGCGACGACAAATACATTGGTTCT
AATGATCAAGCGAATCACCAATACGACATCTCTGAATTCTGGAAGGCGCTCGACCAGAACAACATGCCTGCCG
TTTCTTACCTGAAAGCTCCGGGTTACCAGGATGGCCACGGTGGCTACTCCAACCCACTGGACGAACAGGAAT
GGCTCGTTAATACCATCAACCGTATCCAGCAGTCTAAAGACTGGGACTCTACCGCTATTATCATCATTTACGAT
GACAGCGACGGTGATTACGATCACGTTTACTCTCCAAAGTCTCAATTCTCTGACATCAAGGGCCGTCAAGGTT
ATGGTCCGCGTCTGCCGATGCTGGTTATCAGCCCGTATGCAAAAGCTAACTACGTTGACCACTCTCTGCTGAA
TCAGGCGTCTGTCCTGAAATTCATCGAATACAACTGGGGTATCGGTTCCGTATCTAAATACTCTAACGACAAGT
ATTCTAACAATATCCTGAATATGTTTGACTTCAACAAAGAGCAAAAAACCCTGAAACTGATCCTGGACCCGAAA
ACTGGTCTCGTTATGGATAAACTGAACTAACAGTAAAGGTGGATA

*GC% Content for gene (codon optimized): 47.65%

Primer design results for pNIC-Bsa4 cloning (list seqeunces of all of your ~40 nt long primers): 38 total

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">  1 ATGGACGTGAATAATTCTAAGCCGAACGATTACGGTACCCTGG  43
  2 AGCGTATTCGCGTTGTTAAACAGTTTCTGTTCGATTTTAACCAGGGTACCGTAATCGTTC  60
  3 GTTTAACAACGCGAATACGCTCAAAACGACCACCCCGATTAAACACGTAGTCATTATCTT  60
  4 ACCGAAGTAACGATCAAAAGAGTTATTCTCCTGGAAGATAATGACTACGTGTTTAATCGG  60
  5 ACTCTTTTGATCGTTACTTCGGTATGTACCCGAATGCGAAGAATCCGGAAGGTGAACCAA  60
  6 AGGCCGTTAACATTTGGGGTGTTTTCTTTCGCAACAAACTTTGGTTCACCTTCCGGATTC  60
  7 CCCCAAATGTTAACGGCCTCACCAAACAGCTGCTCGAAAATAACCCGAACACCAAAAATC  60
  8 AGAGCACGGCTGGAAGTTGCGATCCAGGCGGTACGGATTTTTGGTGTTCGGGTTATTTTC  60
  9 ACTTCCAGCCGTGCTCTCAGAACCACGAATACCACCAGGAAATCTCTTCTTTCAATGGTG  60
 10 CGTGACCACCATGTTCGACGAACTTATTCATCAGGCCACCATTGAAAGAAGAGATTTCCT  60
 11 GTCGAACATGGTGGTCACGACAATGACACCTACAAACAGAATTGCGATGGTCAGGTGATG  60
 12 TAATTCCACAGCGCGGTAACAGTATTGCCATCATAGTAGCCCATCACCTGACCATCGCAA  60
 13 GTTACCGCGCTGTGGAATTACGCGCAGAACTTCGCGCTGAATGACAACACCTTTGGTACT  60
 14 ACCAGGTTCAGGGCACCCGGGGTAGACGGACCGAAGGTAGTACCAAAGGTGTTGTCATTC  60
 15 GGTGCCCTGAACCTGGTTGCGGGTGCAAACGGTCCGGCGATGTCTCCGTCTGGCAACCTC  60
 16 CGGGTTAGGGTCGTCAATGATGTAGTTGTTTTCGATGTTCTCGAGGTTGCCAGACGGAGA  60
 17 CATTGACGACCCTAACCCGTATTATGACGACTGCTCTTACGGCACCTCTAAATCTGGCGA  60
 18 TGTTGTAACCATCCGTGATCTTAGCAACCGCAGTGTTGGTGTCGCCAGATTTAGAGGTGC  60
 19 AGATCACGGATGGTTACAACATCGGTCACTACCTCACCCAAAAAGGTATCACTTGGGGTT  60
 20 ACCAGAGTAAGAGGTCGGTTTGAAGCCGCCTTGAAACCAACCCCAAGTGATACCTTTTTG  60
 21 AAACCGACCTCTTACTCTGGTAAGACGGCGATTTGTGACGCCATGTCTACCAACAAGTTC  60
 22 AGGCTCGTGGTGCGGGATATAGTCACGAGATTTAACACCGAACTTGTTGGTAGACATGGC  60
 23 CCGCACCACGAGCCTTTCAACTATTGGAAGGAGACCTCCAATCCACACCACCTCGCGCCG  60
 24 ATTGGTGATTCGCTTGATCATTAGAACCAATGTATTTGTCGTCGCTCGGCGCGAGGTGGT  60
 25 TAATGATCAAGCGAATCACCAATACGACATCTCTGAATTCTGGAAGGCGCTCGACCAGAA  60
 26 CTGGTAACCCGGAGCTTTCAGGTAAGAAACGGCAGGCATGTTGTTCTGGTCGAGCGCCTT  60
 27 GAAAGCTCCGGGTTACCAGGATGGCCACGGTGGCTACTCCAACCCACTGGACGAACAGGA  60
 28 TCTTTAGACTGCTGGATACGGTTGATGGTATTAACGAGCCATTCCTGTTCGTCCAGTGGG  60
 29 CCGTATCCAGCAGTCTAAAGACTGGGACTCTACCGCTATTATCATCATTTACGATGACAG  60
 30 CTTTGGAGAGTAAACGTGATCGTAATCACCGTCGCTGTCATCGTAAATGATGATAATAGC  60
 31 CGATCACGTTTACTCTCCAAAGTCTCAATTCTCTGACATCAAGGGCCGTCAAGGTTATGG  60
 32 GCTTTTGCATACGGGCTGATAACCAGCATCGGCAGACGCGGACCATAACCTTGACGGCCC  60
 33 TCAGCCCGTATGCAAAAGCTAACTACGTTGACCACTCTCTGCTGAATCAGGCGTCTGTCC  60
 34 AGATACGGAACCGATACCCCAGTTGTATTCGATGAATTTCAGGACAGACGCCTGATTCAG  60
 35 GGGGTATCGGTTCCGTATCTAAATACTCTAACGACAAGTATTCTAACAATATCCTGAATA  60
 36 CAGGGTTTTTTGCTCTTTGTTGAAGTCAAACATATTCAGGATATTGTTAGAATACTTGTC  60
 37 CAACAAAGAGCAAAAAACCCTGAAACTGATCCTGGACCCGAAAACTGGTCTCGTTATGGA  60
 38 TTAGTTCAGTTTATCCATAACGAGACCAGTTTTCG  35</span>
DNA Works Output:
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Primer design results for 'tail' primers (this is just 2 sequences):
Forward Primer:
5’ TAC TTC CAA TCC ATGGAC GTG AAT AAT TCT 3’ 30 bp
GC Content 36.7%

Reverse Primer:
5’ TAT CCA CCT TTA CTG TTA GTT CAG TTT ATC CAT 3’
GC Content 33.3%